I have always wanted to know this

[kp nonuts]

Why are elephants so big

[ab_user]

id guess the same reason as your brain in so small!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[whiffey]

They have to be otherwise their trunks and ears would flap along the ground.

[4getmenot]

why do birds suddenely appear....

[bigmamma]

So they fit snuggly in the fridge ;-)

[Neilzulu1]

Its the same reason why giraffes are so tall.

[what..the?]

Because god felt like having a laugh!

[rugeleyboy]

elephants are big so they can blend into the background!!



it must be true because ive never seen one round here??

[Neilzulu1]

lol, quality.

[mrs_overall]

If they were any smaller it would be pointless shooting them to use their legs as an umbrella stand.

[Octavius]

It is believed that 50-60 million years ago, Moeritheriums, approximately the size of current day pigs, were the roots from which the proboscideans (animals with trunks) evolved. Based on both morphological and biochemical evidence, it is generally agreed that the manatees, dugongs, and hyraxes are the closest living relatives of today's elephants. All but two (the African and Asian elephants) have died out.

The trend in the evolution of Proboscidea has generally been an increase in size, related in longer limb bones and larger skulls and teeth. As Proboscideans have grown taller, their trunks have grown longer.

Because their heads are far from the ground, nature has compensated for this height by developing the trunk as a necessary tool. For such large animals, the trunk has provided a fast and convenient way of reaching food and water on the ground. This has meant that they do not have to bend down to drink or feed, which would put them in a vulnerable position. A long trunk has enabled Proboscideans to investigate the ground and eat and drink, while still watching and listening for approaching danger. As a result, nature has selected in favour of longer trunks. This is one of the elephant's most interesting and unique physical features.

[Joshiebear]

To stop them escaping from holes in the skirting board.

[mrs_overall]

regrets ever having thought Octavius was an airhead

[Octavius]

Maybe I should have just said that the bigger ones are examples of survival of the species, whereas the smaller ones were easier prey, and easier to fit into a conventional oven.

Sadly though, survival of the species with tusks is also at risk, since as we have seen with the Elephas Maximus (Asian Elephant) over a period of centuries, bulls with particularly large tusks were shot by ivory hunters, and fewer offspring have entered the world as a result.

[kp nonuts]

Bloody smart arse sanitary towel

[Octavius]

Smart arse sanitary towel? Are you a child? If I had realised you were indeed an infant I would have used smaller words and shorter sentences. No need to ridicule someone for answering a question that you have asked though is there now.

[Hokipokii]

Octavious,ignore him,hes pure evil.

[whiffey]

He's not evil, just very very dim.

[theonlyone]

Stupid question from a stupid brainless troll

[kp nonuts]

See hai kooky kola has got a new name Hokipoki and sorry if you took offence octavious it just sort of slipped out